Middletown
Subtitle: a study in American culture
Series: Harvest books -- HB-27
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
Published: 1956
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 550
Subjects: Cities and towns; Cost and standard of living; Community life; Social conditions; Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nature of the investigation; title: The city selected; title: The historical setting; title: The dominance of getting a living; title: Who earn Middletown's living; title: What Middletown does to get its living; title: The long arm of the job; title: Why do they work so hard; title: The houses in which Middletown lives; title: Marriage; title: Child-rearing; title: Food, clothing, and housework; title: Who go to school; title: The things children learn; title: Those who train the young; title: School "life"; title: Traditional ways of spending leisure; title: Inventions re-making leisure; title: The organization of leisure; title: Dominant religious beliefs; title: Where and when religious rites are carried on; title: Leaders and participants in religious rites; title: Religious observances; title: The machinery of government; title: Keeping healthy; title: Caring for the unable; title: Getting information; title: Things making and unmaking group solidarity.